April’s last pregnancy and the birth of her son, Tajiri, was watched by people around the world. Her YouTube channel has about 350,000 subscribers and during April’s last pregnancy attracted over 3.4 million views per day, according to Naibuzz.

People followed April’s progress through the last 65 days of her 15-month pregnancy and watched the birth of Taijiri live on April 15, 2017.

Happy 6 months to our "not so little" Tajiri!He is standing just shy of 10' tall!Thank you to his fans for your following and support. pic.twitter.com/ePTlQ662iB

April’s YouTube channel still broadcasts for several hours a day—the hours are nominally 8 a.m.–2 p.m. ET daily, but if there’s enough light, the keepers leave the camera rolling. On Nov. 9 the camera didn’t shut down until 4:20 p.m.

If April is pregnant again, this would be her fifth calf. She has never had a miscarriage or a still birth. Giraffe births are considered important events throughout the zoo community as giraffes are categorized as “vulnerable to extinction” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, and their number has decreased by about 40% in the last three decades.

Eventually young Taijiri will probably join the program to help other zoos expand their giraffe populations with an outside source of DNA.

Animal Adventure Park, located in Harpursville, New York, is a petting and feeding zoo boasting some 49 species of mammals and 19 species of birds. Not every animal can be petted or fed—the wolves and black bears are not quite as visitor-friendly.

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